#E1525E#E1525E
#E1525E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.178 H 18.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 58.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.92, 56.37, 23.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.92, 61.09, 22.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.1681 0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.178 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0924, 22.8551, 13.0984) |
| Luminance | 0.2285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.52
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.02
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.57
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.77
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.89
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1525E #52E1D5
analogous
#E152A5 #E1525E #E18D52
triadic
#E1525E #5EE152 #525EE1
tetradic
#E1525E #A5E152 #52E1D5 #8D52E1
square
#E1525E #A5E152 #52E1D5 #8D52E1
split-complementary
#E1525E #52E18D #52A5E1
monochromatic
#9D1B26 #D12433 #E1525E #EA868F #F3BABF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#E1525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#E1525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E1525E
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1525E | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76715E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8F5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.178 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1898b',
500: '#e1525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1525e; $custom-light: #f1898b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.965,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63323,
"c": 0.1777,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.2285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1525E
secondary
#ACE3DE
accent
#D2C213
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D